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    What are the key ideas for achieving greater efficiency in prepress?

    As for increasing communication, two specifics that should be employed: a) create standard procedures that everyone (sales and manufacturing) agrees are to be used (in the absence of specific instructions that may vary from the standard procedures). b) get clear instructions from sales/customer...
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    Do Printers Believe in Continuous Improvement?

    Lean Improvements Lean Improvements As for printers implementing Lean, my experience has been that many 'traditional' printers (the commercial printer who grew from the press operator or are operator-centric) have difficulty truly embracing and championing Lean. They will not apply the...
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    An hp indigo press 5000 and 5500 operation cost.

    Are you keeping track of system problems that cause waste so you can take credits off the click charges for the machine/system errors? How about charge-backs for your waste material due to the system faults?
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    Metal FX alternative, and 5 color Seps?

    Having been in an organization that used some of the methods you've mentioned above, I agree that: metal color needs to be laid down first; solvent inks will create a better outcome than UV inks due to the dulling opacity of UV inks; screen prediction is not possible--this is a trial and error...
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    Lean without computers?

    Visual management is in many applications a computerless situation. However, it becomes a problem when looking far out into weeks and volume as you've noted with your current situation. A couple of things that might slide you into a computerized end state is to design a program that takes your...
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    HP Indigo ink color fast?

    Does anyone have a solution for the low color fast rating of HP Indigo violet ink?
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    flexo presses

    Would you identify some of those stocks?
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    Manual tracking system

    I agree that there are simplified electronic solutions to job tracking such as those mentioned: Excel, FileMaker, etc. If you want to do this simply (and it's interesting that Lean manufacturing's Visual management systems go away from electronic solutions), is to create a tracking board with...
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    LEAN management in Prepress

    All these points are well taken: 5-S and the foundation, Value Stream Mapping, seeking improvement opportunities and involving managers. To truly make Lean effective, you need these, participation and involvement of cross-functional members, and, most importantly Management's commitment to...
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    Shipping Area Re-Work: 5S in the works

    sorry for the late feedback, but did you do a spagetti diagram of the existing layout? How about a value stream mapping of not only the outgoing, but the incoming?
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    Kodak Approval Materials discounted

    We have 14 donor rolls, 2 intermediate rolls and 3 boxes (prelam) of wide Approval material that are fresh dated and available at a 50%+ discounted price. Also available is an XP4, SGI computer control and lamiinator for $2,000.00 Must go quickly... Contact: [email protected]
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    2 HP5000 42" available

    Units are now gone.
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    Lean vs. TQM, BPR, TOC, Six Sigma, Etc.

    You have been touching on Lean's Load Balancing along with other Lean initiatives. Elimination of waste, cell redesign, cross-training and multi-purposing people who have available time due to eliminated waste is a system-wide benefit of Lean. When moving Lean concepts into adminsitration and...
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    Full Rampage System for Sale

    We only have left two Kodak Approval shooters with HASPs. The other equipment has been sold or transferred to a sister company.
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    2 HP5000 42" available

    They are 42"
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    Lean and Job Security

    You are so correct about eliminating frustrating aspects of our working lives through Lean. 5-S, cell redesign, and standard procedures have signficiant benefits in safety, wasted walking and ergonomics, and troublesome tasks. The reality is that we must improve: reduce waste in all areas...
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    2 HP5000 42" available

    We have 2 HP5000 that can be obtained for $500 each. They are fully functional and have been in use and well maintained. No RIP since they have been driven by our Rampage system. Contact: Brian Higgins, [email protected] or 856-206-6280
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    Cellular Manufacturing

    David, you are correct that this is more than a one-post description of Cellular Manufacturing. You are definately in the right direction about analyzing the processes and flow and sufficient volume to support a single production line. Of course we have varieties of jobs in most cases that...
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    Confused about getting Acrobat to compress PDFs

    You wrote: "The customer wants PDF proofs," If the customer wants viewing proofs or inkjet proofs, why not rasterize the page with sufficient resolution and anti-aliasing off to get sufficient quality, then compress? You didn't say whether these were imposed pages or the size of the full...
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    Punching plates with CTP device

    We used to punch offline (2 Trendsetters) and also had a Lotem (online punching), but ended with 2 Heidelberg Suprasetters (online). The Suprasetter was the best with the ability to run plates from either unit with the same registration. Press setup was most reliable and registering speed with...

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